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A classmate passed along this interesting article from October describing a Princeton University freshman's suit for extra time on her ...

Beer that is made in Scotch and sherry barrels? I'd call it "Heaven on Earth"-- Jim Koch agrees, and he labels it "Utopia...

Well, BBL fans, the least wonderful time of the year is upon us: Finals. For some of the more fortunate of us (i.e. those with post-graduati...

Professor Richard Epstein from the University of Chicago School of Law has written an op-ed in Forbes regarding the current health care pro...

We all love Asimo , but what if he malfunctions and decides to destroy someone's property? Further, "who will be to blame if a robo...

On November 21, 2009, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (Pub.L. 110-233) took effect. From the LA Times : The most sweeping fed...

Back in February, we inquired whether the economic climate would lead to fewer candidates applying for judicial clerkships . As we noted: [...

California just can't get a break. From the LA Times : Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork bud...

A few weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed its healthcare bill by a vote of 220-215. As Jeffrey Toobin reports , a significant ...

Be Nobel Prize winning economist Gary Becker, or legal intellectual giant Judge Richard Posner. Since 2004, both Becker and Posner have bee...

From the National Law Journal : As Sotomayor wraps up her second full argument cycle as a Supreme Court justice, it has become clear that sh...

Time for an update on our nation's deficit. As you may know, the United States' total debt is limited to a statutory ceiling set by...

Not according to the new research paper , "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lawyers." From Economix : The paper tri...

I am a huge history buff. In particular, I love to see where two particular cultures or countries diverged and then examine whether the rea...

Law students are often inherently interested in controversial political issues, upcoming legislation, and elections. So how do those interes...

The jury returned a death sentence for Brian Dugan . This is a big day in DuPage County and Illinois. This murder has haunted the entire DuP...

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Abuse of discretion. Remember it? It was that hazy standard of review you toiled over in civil procedure. Happily, Judge Bea on the 9th Cir...

A cool little gadget from the NYT: it tells you the unemployment rate for people in your age group (among other distinguishing features). I...

The Business Insider reports that Justice Scalia gave an attorney arguing before the Court a quick lesson on word usage: Randolph "Do...